“Most Americans would probably tell you that another stupid war in the Middle East isn’t worth a single American life...”
Then most Americans are IDIOTS. It sure as hell IS worth fighting to stop Iran from gaining nukes and placing them in the hands of rulers who are not deterred by “Mutually Assured Destruction”. It is certainly worth fighting to prevent the USA from being subject to nuclear blackmail by Iran’s mullahs!
Hell, what we did in GW1 & GW2 WAS WORTH IT! No, we didn’t get everything we wanted but we killed huge numbers of terrorists OVER THERE. How many serious terror attacks have happened in the USA since 911? None. That isn’t because of “TSA”!
No, we did not turn Iraq & Afghanistan into good places. After serving in Afghanistan, I favoring nuking the damn country and the batshit crazy, EVIL people living there. Instead, Democrats and Europeans IMPORTED THEM! So we didn’t get all we wanted - or even all could have if GWB hadn’t trusted the State Department.
But we got no more major attacks in the USA. We got allies in the Gulf who are willing to cooperate with us, unlike before. Hell, the COLD WAR involved a series of hot wars that took 50 years to win.
But the big difference is we now have surrender monkeys in the USA, and “Hate America Democrats” who are possibly a majority of voters. And people like you, pushing their crap and swallowing it whole.
You will convince me that the U.S. is waging a necessary, existential war when I see Barron Trump and a bunch of Donald Trump’s older grandchildren in military uniforms.